Psychometrist

About the Role

At LifeStance Health, we believe in a truly healthy society where mental and physical healthcare are unified to make lives better. Our mission is to help people lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental healthcare. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in behavioral health. As the fastest growing behavioral health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our clinical team!

The role of the Psychometrist is to support licensed psychologists by administering and scoring patient psychological and neuropsychological tests as ordered by psychologists. Utilizing a psychometrist can improve the following: objectivity of assessment, bandwidth for psychologists, overall quality of clinical service, and patients’ access to care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer and score psychological/neuropsychological assessments
• Create test data summary tables
• Provide detailed behavioral observations
• Maintain, organize, and order hard copy and electronic testing materials
• While they are undergoing their evaluation, establish rapport with and assist patients
• Interact with psychologists (supervision, checking work, reporting and discussing results)
• As needed, schedule follow-up patient appointments, only for psychologists who schedule their own follow ups
• Send/collect test measures to/from patients (or related party such as parent or teacher) prior to/after test appointments
• Address emailed patient questions regarding test completion
• Upload/send patient reports to patients and referral sources (e.g., primary care or other providers)
• Assist with maintenance of patient records
• Other duties as needed at the direction of supervisor

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Master's degree in Psychology or a related field

Skills and Experience

• Prior experience in counseling or testing is highly preferred
• Strong assessment skills are highly preferred
• Basic experience and skills with MS Office (Word, Excel)
• Ability to make patients (incl. children) feel comfortable and enable them to perform best
• Good communication skills (both oral and written)
• Attention to detail (particularly numbers, data)
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
• Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture

Location and Schedule

• Conveniently located in St. Andrews/Irmo area, off I-26, between I-20 and St. Andrews Rd
• Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm
• Beautifully designed offices that are thoughtfully laid out

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate based on tenure, experience, & market/geography
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Time Away with Pay (TAWP)
• Comprehensive Benefit package including 401k with company match

About LifeStance Health

LifeStance is a national provider of mental healthcare services focused on evidenced-based, medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in an outpatient care setting, both in-person at its clinics nationwide and through its digital health telemedicine offering. The company employs psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists throughout the US.

Our values:

• Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.
• Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.
• Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing — even when it's hard — because we know it's worth it.
• One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.